- Date
- May 28, 1977
- Place
- S.J.Capistrano, CA · S.J.CAPISTRANO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5189TChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770528017049A
- Case key
- 157263
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1325 77/5/28 S.J.CAPISTRANO,CA CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, UNK/NR TIME - 1433 N5189T PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPISTRANO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION S.J.CAPISTRANO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- TOW CABLE CAUGHT ON NON-STANDARD STEERING BAR,CAUSED LOSS OF RUDDER CTL. HIT GIRL ON T/D.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5189T
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Capistrano
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5189T · 1
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